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Dedicated to those who went first. Specifically inspired by the crew of the Challenger and Christa McAuliffe.

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PIONEERS

Where would we be without pioneers?
Standing in one place for thousands of years
All those before us in all walks of life
Who took on the challenge well aware of the price

CHORUS: The spirit of the dreamers
The visionary schemers
For those who looked out and never looked away
You’re what we wish we could be
We’d like to see what you see
And you’re what we wish ...we could be

She was a teacher and she taught us all
To look beyond our own four walls
She was a teacher and so much more
With the dream of a lifetime but a lifetime so short

REPEAT CHORUS

BREAK: To answer the call, to risk it all…
leaps of faith …some times staring death in
the face
The questioning and the uncertainty.
Seeing only …possibility

We look to the future now with tear soaked eyes
And a pain so great it could paralyze
Just when we think we can’t go on anymore
The spirit inside us blows open the door
REPEAT CHORUS:

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from The Darkness and The Light, released February 5, 2021
Mike Ward- Lead Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Dave Roof -Bass Guitar, Percussion
Jimmy Showers- 6 & 12 string guitar
Judy Brown- Harmonies
Recorded at Rooftop Recordings, Grand Blanc, MI>
Engineered by David Roof
Mixed by David Roof and Mike Gentry
Produced by Mike Gentry and David Roof
Mastered by Ian Gorman at La Luna Recording & Sound, Kalamazoo, MI.

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mike ward Detroit, Michigan

Lyrically-centric, vocally-charged folk songs. Those are what singer-songwriter Mike Ward loves to create. Living in Detroit, Mike grew up listening to Irish music. Influences are Jason Isbell, Bruce Springsteen and John Prine. His writing echoes along empty sidewalks, on country backroads, in family portraits, and in the thin lines between joy and tragedy, love and loss, past, present and future. ... more

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